Assassin's Creed

Assassins Creed: Director's Cut

Developers
	Ubisoft Montreal
Publishers
	Ubisoft
	Akella
Engines
	Scimitar
Release dates
Windows	April 8, 2008
Reception
Metacritic	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Stealth
Themes	Historical, Medieval, Middle East
Series	Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed is a singleplayer third-person action and stealth game in the Assassin's Creed series.

Key points

Only the PC version is subtitled Director's Cut Edition and includes new types of investigation missions, as well as reworked existing side missions. These changes were made to replace some of the original console missions that were criticized for being repetitive, but the total number of available missions is the same.

General information

Official forums

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc v4.85 DRM.
Retail		The version included in the bundle of AC1 and AC2 (ACB3854AT-INL) is entirely DRM-free.
Amazon.co.uk
Epic Games Store
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Ubisoft Store		Included with Ubisoft+. Game does not require Uplay to run.
Amazon.com (unavailable)
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

The v1.02 Patch fixes various problems. Versions at Steam and GOG are already patched.

This patch removes DirectX 10.1 support.

The DRM-free version is patched to 1.02.

EaglePatchAC1

Latest version can be downloaded here.

Unlocked multisampling on high resolutions.

Added support of all XInput controllers.

Added detection of hotplugged controllers.

Gamepad and kb/mouse controls work at the same time.

Added ini setting for enabling PS3-like controls.

Added ini setting to skip intro videos.

[DX10 only] Fixed doubling of resolution modes in settings.

Options configurable in .ini file.

Removes support of DirectInput controllers. Use of a DirectInput to XInput translator such as XOutput is recommended if using a DirectInput only controller.

Game data

In-game general settings.

In-game HUD settings.

Configuration file location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Assassin's Creed\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15100/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Ubisoft\Assassin's Creed\Saved Games\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15100/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Ubisoft Connect

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			WSGF entry.
Multi-monitor			Replace AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe and AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe in the game folder from the WSGF archive.
Ultra-widescreen			Replace AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe and AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe in the game folder from the WSGF archive.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Use the Racer_S FOV Hack.
Windowed		Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Force borderless fullscreen windowed mode. Note that the game inhibits the ⊞ Win hotkey used for Borderless Gaming.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Enabled with the in-game Graphic Quality set to 4 Can be enforced for others in Assassin.ini with a value of 1.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 4x MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Double buffered. Minor physics glitches occur if disabled.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Uncapped if vsync is disabled. Minor physics glitches occur if run at more than 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Ambient occlusion

Force HBAO+ (Nvidia only)
Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Select the Assassin's Creed profile. Change Ambient Occlusion compatibility value to 0x00060019. Change Ambient Occlusion setting to High Quality. Change Ambient Occlusion usage to Enabled. Press "Apply Changes" in the top-right corner. Notes Only works with true 16:9 resolutions.

Input

In-game key map settings.

In-game camera settings.

In-game button map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Both Y and X can be independently inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Both Y and X can be independently inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Voice volume, music volume, effects volume.
Surround sound		5.0
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 4.0
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				GOG
Traditional Chinese
Czech				Retail only.
French				GOG
German				GOG
Italian				GOG
Polish				Retail only. Patch for digital release here.
Russian				Official localization by «Akella». Retail and GOG version. Patch for digital release here.
Spanish				GOG (not listed)

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision			Use Helix Mod for better 3D support.
iZ3D
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.

You can find various fixes in this Ubisoft Support FAQ

Ubisoft Community Technical Support

Game does not start with 32 cores

Limit the number of cores in your CPU down to 31 or less

Crash when installed in a Storage Space

The game will refuse to run when installed on a drive which is managed by a Storage Space on Windows 8 and later.

Re-installing the Game on a drive that is not a Storage Space will fix this issue[citation needed]

Crashes to desktop at Ubisoft logo intro

The game will try to connect to Ubisoft servers which cannot be reached anymore.

Block the game's executable from accessing the internet with Windows Firewall[citation needed]

Open the Start menu, type, and open "Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security". Click on "Outbound Rules" on the left-hand side. Click "New Rule..." on the right-hand side> Select "Program" then click next, select "This program path" then click "Browse...", then go to the install directory of the game and select either AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe to use DirectX 10 or AssassinsCreed_Dx9.exe then click "open", then click next, then select "Block the connection", then click next, select Domain, Private, and Public, then click next, type a name, then click "finish".

Disconnect from from your network before starting the game[citation needed]
If using a Wi-Fi/WLAN network adapter, simply disconnect from your network. If using Ethernet, either temporarily disable your Ethernet network adapter under "Network and Sharing Center" > "Change adapter settings" and right-clicking to "Disable", or simply unplug the Ethernet cable. Reconnect to your wireless network, or re-enable your Ethernet adapter/replug the cable.

Game always starts up in windowed mode

By default, the game should run in fullscreen mode. However, occasionally, the game forces itself into windowed mode.

Return to fullscreen mode with Alt+↵ Enter[citation needed]

Use the -fullscreen command line argument[citation needed]

Opening video plays with no visuals on Windows 7 and later

Set compatibility mode
Open AssassinsCreed_Dx10.exe compatibility settings. Enable compatibility mode for Windows Vista (SP2).

Game audio plays, but no visuals

Swap out files[citation needed]
Go to the installation folder. Swap the names of the files AssassinsCreed_Game and AssassinsCreed_Dx[version]. Run the game.

Game freezes regularly for a few seconds

The game is trying to connect to Ubisoft servers which cannot be reached anymore.

Redirect IP 203.132.26.155

Edit the file %WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts using Notepad/Notepad++. This file is protected so you must run your text editor under administrator account. Add the following line at the end: 203.132.26.155 127.0.0.1 Note: This line will redirect all connections to Ubisoft's offline server to your own computer which will make the connections fail quickly, removing the freezing in the game. This server was used to track statistics about the game usage, so blocking the connections shouldn't cause any problem to the game.

Disable your internet connection
You have to do this every time before playing the game.

Character audio problem

With 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound, characters' voices can be lost or inaudible.

Switch to Stereo[citation needed]

Regular stutter, especially in the Kingdom

Enable Low Latency Mode via Nvidia Control Panel or similar[citation needed]

Disable your internet connection[citation needed]
You have to do this every time before playing the game.

Leap of Faith jumps result in death

In addition to visual glitches (such as twitching robes), playing with more than 60 FPS causes the Leap of Faith jumps to not work correctly, leading to the player characters death upon impact.

Enable Vsync in the graphics settings or force it in the graphics card control panel

Cap game's framerate to 60FPS
See the Frame rate glossary page for ways to limit FPS.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 10, 10.1	DirectX 10.1 was removed in the first patch.
Shader Model support	3, 4

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.8i

Mods

Assassin's Creed Overhaul

Updates most of the textures and particle effects in-game with a mix of Assassin's Creed Revelations textures and custom textures. If there are issues with running or installing the mod, making the game's executable large address aware might fix them.

ReShade

Install by copying the contents of AC1 ReShade in the main folder of the game. (ReShade and OpenTexMod are both mutually exclusive. They don't run together by default. To run ReShade together with the Overhaul mod you have to either use TexMod, or to use OpenTexMod you need ENBInjector) There also seems to be a texture issue with the sky while running this ReShade together with the Overhaul mod. In this Guide it is explained how you can make them both work together flawlessly.

System requirements

Steam

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 2,6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2,6 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2,2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (XP) or 2 GB (Vista)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 (XP) or 10.0 (Vista) compatible Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0 or 10.0–compliant sound card	5.1 sound card

Only XP and Vista

Supported GPUs at release: ATI Radeon X1600*/1650*–1950/HD 2000/3000-series, NVIDIA GeForce® 6800*/7/8/9-series

* = Only via PCI Express. Versions for laptop can work, but are not supported

Only those GPUs do work officially with the game

GOG

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 2,6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI or Nvidia 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 compatible Shader model 3.0 support
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0 or 10.0–compliant sound card	5.1 sound card

The game is not compatible with Intel video devices, including typical netbook graphics